Lawman (1971)

Richard Jordan: Crowe Wheelwright

Quotes 

• Crowe Wheelwright : He didn't have a chance! You don't even care, do you Maddox?

  Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox : No... No, I don't care. You say he didn't have a chance. He went for his gun first. When he does that, he uses up all his chances.

• Crowe Wheelwright : Ryan thinks you're pretty good. He says you could kill me anytime you wanted to. I see it different. I think I'm faster.

  Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan : Are you asking me who's faster or whether I could kill you when I chose to? Because if it's the second, the answer is yes.

  Crowe Wheelwright : You're pretty damn sure.

  Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan : I'm pretty damn sure. You think it's a game, don't you? A contest between gentlemen. You ever kill a man, Crowe? You're a cowman. You carry a gun for protection... snakes. You learn to use it sometimes fairly well; sometimes you become really good - but you're still a cowman.

• Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan : In every town Maddox has worked, the ground is full of men who were faster.

  Crowe Wheelwright : Yeah, well, I really am. And I aim to prove it, too.

  Sabbath Marshal Cotton Ryan : It makes a great epitaph. You may be faster, Crowe. You may be better with a gun, but Maddox will kill you... and that's a fact. You'll be staring up at nothing before your gun ever got clear. I know what I'm talking about, Crowe. You may not rate me very high, but I know men like Maddox.